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I am really impressed with how this guy is able to tell the most outlandish lies, with a straight face, and continues to double down when outed. The details are crazy too. Why is it two Chinese guys, specifically? It's just really wild shit with no discernable purpose other than to lie for the sake of it.
I've found that some people are just serial liars. That, coupled with people's inability to admit fault or that they are wrong, and you get GS. I don't even think he realizes he's lying half the time. He's conditioned himself to believe his own lies.
I knew a guy in college that would tell random, easily disprovable lies - he claimed he spent a summer with another guy in our dorm on the beach volleyball circuit, for example. (Other guy: "I haven't seen him since the spring.") He claimed he had enough AP credits to graduate after one semester but still spent 4 years getting his degree "for the college experience". Just random, insane shit like that.
He didn't look anything like George Santos, so I'm pretty sure it's not him.
Ive known people like that, my guess is they are just deeply insecure.
Not just that they were Chinese guys. George Santos has the ability to know that they're Chinese just by looking at them! Superpower!
Why is it two Chinese guys, specifically?
Because of the conjunction fallacy, "being kidnapped by two Chinese guys" seems more believable than "being kidnapped".
I can't believe the person who invented the aeroplane would do this!
Don't treat the new Speaker of the House that way!
(srsly tho, I wouldn't be surprised if he's already had business cards printed)
Keep the name of Santos Dumont out of your fucking mouth.
if George Santos breathes, it's a lie. what I want to know is how he is still in Congress, voting
The GOP has no floor
GOP - unscrupulous warm bodies.
Show some respect, the man fought in WW I.
I love this part:
Santos also alleged that Ashford and Gold’s reporting on him had contained “factual and timeline errors,” and he claimed that “his team had requested numerous corrections.” According to Ashford, the Times’ standards team found no requests for corrections from Santos or his representatives.
His lies don't stand up to a half-second of scrutiny.
And he continues to be allowed to serve in Congress because the GOP needs his vote.
I'd love it if he voted for Jeffries just to get the attention. He seems to thrive on attention.
I really fucking need someone to make a biopic based off of all his lies.
Catch me if you can.
Yeah but if the writers were on acid and the director was on meth.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
I've decided to stop paying attention to him and wait for a book or podcast series or something to come out about all his nonsense. Its just too much to keep track of.
Has he ever said anything truthful?
Probably not intentionally.
Now did he lie about the niece, the kidnapping, or the Chinese men? No one can tell me this is not a legitimate question with him
George Santos lied? I'm shocked. SHOCKED! Who would have ever guessed that Santos was anything but 100% honest?!!!
In an unrelated note. Please be careful where you step. Someone apparently dripped sarcasm all over the comments section.
Wouldn't it be simpler just to let us know if he ever tells the truth?
It's not an utter fabrication. There are nieces. There are Chinese nieces. There are Chinese nieces who are kids. There are Chinese nieces who are kids and take naps. Ergo, there are Chinese niece kid nappings. There is a George Santos. See? All better. (Santos's 'Spinner-in-Chief,' probably.)
We can be confident everything he says is a lie because he's a conservative.
In this guy's particular case, we can be confident he's lying because he's very clearly a criminal level compulsive liar. He ran for the party that's ok with that, but basically I don't think he's personally liberal or conservative at all. I think he's severely mentally challenged and probably is incapable of committing to any set of ideas, because as soon as something has more potential for personal gain he will lie to chase that down.
George Santos lied ~~about his five-year-old niece being kidnapped by two Chinese men~~
FTFY
Of course he lied. He was orbiting Mars after successfully terraforming it and starting new life with his super seed. It takes like...minutes to get from Mars to Earth based on his proprietary engine design and personal 'ok' from space Jesus to break the law (of relativity), but still more time than it would have taken him to save another niece from the Chinese! He probably would have used one of his clones, but they were all indicted for public intoxication and wreckless driving of a time machine.
I think it's probably more newsworthy when he tells the truth.
Does it matter? He will still win reelection in his district forever & ever. Proof that his constituents will vote republican no matter what.
No, he won't. He's going to be enjoying a nice long vacation in jail. He did the worst thing possible among Republicans.
At this point, it’s more newsworthy if he says something true.
George Santos lied about [insert whatever the craziest thing you can think of.]
I mean yeah, of course he did.
Who could have predicted that?
Pathological liar, even for a conservative.
Also, did was it ever determined whose baby he was walking around with?
If he said it, he lied about it. This is a more reliable axiom than the law of gravity.
Does he even have a niece?
Wait George Santos what??
This is the guy who will lead the last remnants of humankind to Andromeda in 2245. Why are people hating on humanities savior?
Even in the photo chosen for him he has the grin of a narcissistic sociopath
No way.